When you step into Longtan Park, the first thing you can see is the clear lake. The vegetation in the park is as lush as a green ocean. The charm of Longtan Park is much more than natural scenery. This is also a treasure house of national culture. The national cultural village is like a bright star, embedded in the park. Entering the cultural village, it seems to travel through time and space and into the picture scroll of the lives of ethnic minorities in Guangxi.
I. Basic Overview
Liuzhou Longtan Park, also known as Dalongtan Scenic Area, is located in Yufeng District, Liuzhou City. It is a large-scale scenic area integrating karst natural landscape, ethnic minority customs culture in southern China, subtropical karst plant research, science popularization and plant landscape.
II. Natural Landscape
• Strange mountain peaks: surrounded by mountains in the park, Crouching Tiger Mountain, Beauty Peak, Peacock Mountain and other 24 peaks have different shapes. The peaks are unique in shape, some like crouching tigers, and some like beautiful women, lifelike.
• The water is clear: the water temperature of Leilong Ertan is constant. In the middle of winter, the water vapor steams, so it is called Shuangtan smoke rain. The clear pool water pours into Mirror Lake, and the lake is blue and rippling, contrasting with the surrounding mountains and trees, forming a beautiful landscape picture.
• Rich vegetation: The park is lush with lush vegetation, and there are many subtropical karst plants. The trees are green, forming a green ocean, which is a natural oxygen bar in the city.
III. Humanistic Landscape
• Wind and Rain Bridge: Longtan Wind and Rain Bridge is one of the iconic buildings in the park. The bridge body is beautiful, and there are exquisite wood carvings and paintings on both sides of the corridors. It has a strong national style and is a good place to take photos.
• Leitang Temple: Leitang Temple is a Taoist building with a long history. The temple is dedicated to Taoist statues. The architectural style is simple and elegant. The altar next to it is the place where Liu Zongyuan prays for rain when he was an assassin.
• Leishan Cliff Stone Carving: There are many celebrity poems engraved on the Leishan Cliff Stone Carving, with different fonts and high artistic value, adding a strong cultural heritage to the park.
IV. Play information
• Opening hours: 06:30-22:30
• Ticket information: tickets are free
V. Traffic Guide
•Public transportation: You can take bus No. 19, No. 27, No. 70, No. 75 and get off at Longtan Park Station.
• Self-driving travel: There is a parking lot in the park, but the North Gate parking lot is not large, it is easy to fill in the peak season, and there are easy traffic jams near the North Gate.
• Transportation in the park: you can choose to take a sightseeing bus, 10 yuan/time/person, drive from the north gate to the wind and rain bridge, no parking in the middle; you can also rent a robot tram, 38 yuan/30 minutes, and then 1 yuan/minute.
VI. Tour route
• East Gate entry route: Longtan Park East Gate → Fengyu Bridge → Jingshan → Dalongtan (crooked neck tree) → North Gate of Longtan Park. This route is suitable for light-loaded tourists.
• North Gate entry route: North Gate of Longtan Park → Dalongtan (crooked neck tree) → Jingshan → Wind and Rain Bridge → North Gate of Longtan Park. If you need to park and store luggage, you can choose this route.
7. Punch in the scenic spots
•Wind and Rain Bridge: based on the "Chengyang Bridge" of the Sanjiang River, it is a reinforced concrete imitation wood structure bridge with seven piers and six holes, with rich national customs. Standing on the bridge, you can take pictures of the S bend of the plank road in the lake.
• Jingshan: In the northwest area of the park, the sunset glow in the evening is very beautiful. Enter from the north gate, navigate "Jingshan", walk to the fork road, go to the right path, find the steps to go up the mountain.
• Crooked-necked tree: Located next to Dalongtan, the water is clear and bright, and the opposite mountain is reflected on the lake, just like Jiuzhaigou, which is beautiful without filters.
• Leitan: Hidden in the mountains, the water in the pool is clear to the bottom, and it is known as the "Willow Jelly Sea"
• Xinliu Friendship Garden: The combination of Chinese forest garden and Western style is full of romantic atmosphere.
VIII. Play time
• The time required to visit Longtan Park in Liuzhou varies from person to person. The following are some common references:
• Visit the main attractions: If you just want to visit the main attractions in the park, such as the wind and rain bridge, mirror mountain, crooked neck tree, etc., quickly visit and take photos as a souvenir, it can be basically completed in 2-3 hours. For example, enter from the north gate, first go to Jingshan, climb the mountain for about 10 minutes, then go to the wind and rain bridge, go to Dalongtan to see the crooked neck tree, and finally go out of the east gate. This route can visit the core attractions more efficiently.
• Take a leisure walk to enjoy the scenery: If you want to take a leisure walk, enjoy the landscape and vegetation landscape of the park, and carefully feel the tranquility and beauty of the park, it is recommended to reserve 3-4 hours. You can find a place to sit by the lake, see the lake and the surrounding mountains, or take a break on the lawn to enjoy the comfort of nature.
• In-depth play experience: If you are interested in the cultural connotation of the park, want to visit the ethnic cultural village, Leitang Temple, cliff stone carvings and other cultural attractions in the park, understand the local ethnic minority culture and history, and also want to rent a boat to visit the lake, and experience the park's various activities in-depth, then half a day to one day will be more appropriate. In this way, you can fully appreciate the unique charm of Longtan Park as a karst natural landscape with ethnic minority customs culture and subtropical karst plant landscape.
IX. Characteristic Activities of Ethnic Culture Village
• Ethnic song and dance performances: In various villages of ethnic cultural villages, such as Dongzhai, Miaozhai, etc., there will be ethnic song and dance performances with their own characteristics. Tourists can enjoy wonderful programs such as Zhuang's folk song duet, Yao's long encouragement, Dong's big song, and Miao's Lusheng stepping hall, and feel the strong national customs.
• Non-heritage technology experience: An interactive experience area for non-heritage skills such as tie-dyeing, plant extension dyeing, Nuo-face painting, small dustpan painting, etc. Tourists can participate in the production and experience the charm of intangible cultural heritage skills. In addition, you can also watch the display of traditional skills such as Dong embroidery and silver jewelry production on the spot to understand their production process and cultural connotation.
• Ethnic cuisine tasting: Sanjiang oil tea, Dongzhai oil tea, ancient sour soup powder, horse roll, dragon beard sugar and other ethnic specialties, allowing visitors to taste the authentic ethnic minority flavor and feel the national culture on the tip of the tongue.
• Ethnic culture display: display more than 50 kinds of nearly 100 musical instruments of 12 Guangxi Shiju ethnic groups, such as Zhuang, Dong, Miao and Yao, as well as ethnic embroidery, intangible cultural handicrafts, collection of fine national costumes, etc., and display the cultural characteristics and artistic achievements of all ethnic groups in Guangxi in an all-round way.
• Cultural cruise: During some special festivals or activities, cultural cruises will be held. For example, the eight dragons parade on March 1, 2025 is composed of dragon dance teams, ethnic minority phalanxes, etc., parade along the road to pray for blessings and show multiculturalism.
• In addition, large-scale theme activities such as "March 3, Guangxi" Liuzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Sharing Festival and "National Unity Science Popularization Messenger" Experience Day will be held at a specific time, combining national culture with science popularization, intangible cultural heritage and other elements to bring a richer experience to tourists.
Whether you want to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city, find a quiet paradise, or eager to learn more about ethnic minority culture and explore the footprints of history, Liuzhou Longtan Park is your best choice. Here, you will harvest a feast of vision, hearing and soul, leaving an unforgettable memory. Come to Longtan Park and start a wonderful journey of nature and humanities!